diff --git a/p2p/src/handshake.rs b/p2p/src/handshake.rs
index 8fe8b0c2a..8018136e9 100644
--- a/p2p/src/handshake.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/handshake.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ impl Handshake {
 			addr: peer_addr,
 			version: shake.version,
 			total_difficulty: shake.total_difficulty,
+			direction: Direction::Outbound,
 		};
 
 		// If denied then we want to close the connection
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ impl Handshake {
 		if Peer::is_denied(&self.config, &peer_info.addr) {
 			return Err(Error::ConnectionClose);
 		}
-		
+
 		debug!(
 			LOGGER,
 			"Connected! Cumulative {} offered from {:?} {:?} {:?}",
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ impl Handshake {
 	) -> Result<PeerInfo, Error> {
 
 		let hand: Hand = read_message(conn, Type::Hand)?;
-	
+
 		// all the reasons we could refuse this connection for
 		if hand.version != PROTOCOL_VERSION {
 			return Err(Error::ProtocolMismatch {
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ impl Handshake {
 			addr: extract_ip(&hand.sender_addr.0, &conn),
 			version: hand.version,
 			total_difficulty: hand.total_difficulty,
+			direction: Direction::Inbound,
 		};
 
 		// At this point we know the published ip and port of the peer
diff --git a/p2p/src/types.rs b/p2p/src/types.rs
index 02e297b4f..8216d65b7 100644
--- a/p2p/src/types.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/types.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ bitflags! {
   }
 }
 
+/// Types of connection
+enum_from_primitive! {
+	#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+	pub enum Direction {
+		Inbound,
+		Outbound,
+	}
+}
+
 /// General information about a connected peer that's useful to other modules.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PeerInfo {
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ pub struct PeerInfo {
 	pub version: u32,
 	pub addr: SocketAddr,
 	pub total_difficulty: Difficulty,
+	pub direction: Direction,
 }
 
 /// The full sumtree data along with indexes required for a consumer to